This Saturday, the South Brunswick Islands Woman’s Club is kicking off its third fundraising Soup-er Bowl, an Empty Bowls Project to benefit the South Brunswick Interchurch Council food pantry.

For the price of a $15 ticket, each patron will be treated to a single serving of delicious soup prepared by one of the local participating restaurants or chefs at the event planned from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Shallotte Presbyterian Church.

Her sister, Pauline Benton, enjoyed a freshly baked meatball calzone as the two played a lunchtime game of backgammon on a board laid out on the table between them.

The sisters, both of whom work for Brunswick County, say they often make the 7-mile trip southward from the county complex to have lunch inside The Break Room Café inside Brunswick Novant Medical Center.

CAROLINA SHORES—On a chilly mid-January afternoon, computer instructor Joseph Tese is telling students assembled in his classroom what to do.

Using a wall-sized PowerPoint projection tied to his own computer desktop, Tese guides these older adult students in Understanding PCs class through the basics of getting better acquainted with personal computers.

Tuesday, the town board of commissioners selected Greg Davis, a resident of the Calabash Lakes community, to fill a two-year board vacancy left when former commissioner Walter Goodenough was elected mayor last November.

During interviews conducted with three finalists at a specially called meeting Tuesday morning at town hall, the retired educator and athletic director cited his experience serving as previous president of the Calabash Lakes HOA and on the board of its Architectural Review Committee (ARC).

CALABASH—The town has approved taking legal action against developers regarding the clear-cutting of trees in Devaun Park.

Following a closed session to discuss legal matters with town attorney Mark Lewis at its monthly meeting Jan. 10, the town board of commissioners unanimously approved taking legal action for last year’s clear-cutting violation.

Members of the Shallotte Point Preservation Group fear the Shallotte River will soon be closed off to property owners and businesses.

Their concern centers on Inlet View Bar & Grill. During the January Shallotte Board of Aldermen meeting, the property at 1800 Village Point Road, which is a satellite annexation into the town of Shallotte, was rezoned from Highway Business and Multi-Family Residential to Commercial Waterfront.

CALABASH—The town has approved taking legal action against developers regarding the clear-cutting of trees in Devaun Park.

Following a closed session to discuss legal matters with town attorney Mark Lewis at its monthly meeting Jan. 10, the town board of commissioners unanimously approved taking legal action for last year’s clear-cutting violation.